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"When I complained about these lax measures she replied, `We're supposed to have a list, but we're just trusting people not to vote more than once.'

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: The Boutique Returns | 10/11/1989 | See Source »

The authors of the book also seem to be a bit too trusting--if someone says they never made the statement, then obviously they did not make it. Philip Sheridan, for instance, is often credited with having said, "The only good Indian is a dead Indian." The quote stems from...

Author: By Ross G. Forman, | Title: Bartlett's Book of Misquotations | 9/23/1989 | See Source »

Here was a man out of place. A slender man dressed in a stylish business suit, he sat by himself, night after night, in the bustling entryway of the Dunlevy Milbank Center in the middle of Harlem. His narrow face bore a trusting smile that masked a dogged purpose. He...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention | 5/1/1989 | See Source »

The hero of Damn Yankees was a pennant-winning natural named Shoeless Joe Hardy. The hero of Phil Alden Robinson's Field of Dreams is a farmer (Kevin Costner) who dreams of bringing Shoeless Joe Jackson back to earth for one more game. The great outfielder may have helped throw...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Don't Run: One Hit, One Error | 4/24/1989 | See Source »

When I complained about these lax measures she replied, "We're supposed to have a list, but we're just trusting people not to vote more than once."

Author: By John L. Larew, | Title: Larry Lindsey Rides Again | 3/24/1989 | See Source »

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